Many adults have residual symptoms of ADHD, often involving the inattentive form of the disorder, and these symptoms can really interfere with holiday demands. There’s lots of stress around the holiday crunch of course. And with ADHD, there may also be problems with multi-tasking, keeping organized, staying focused on details, and ignoring distractions…Here are a…

Not all medications are alike, particularly when it comes to drugs for the treatment of ADHD. The FDA weighed in on the generic for Concerta back in 2014,1 and now a case series has shown that the generic methylphenidate extended release (ER) formulation that incorporates osmotic controlled-release oral-delivery system (OROS) technology may provide better, longer…

Adverse social aspects and life events were more likely to be associated with epilepsy…with self-reported diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder also more common in epilepsy patients. Additionally, it was shown that a screening tool for ADHD symptoms was a more successful method of diagnosing the condition in these patients than…

Authors of new Cochrane Review remain uncertain about effect of widely used medicine on ADHD symptoms, despite large amount of research. Some evidence of increased sleeplessness and loss of appetite leads researchers to encourage more caution in use of methylphenidate

A comprehensive Cochrane Review shows there is very low-quality evidence to support the use of methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, other brands) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leading the reviewers to urge more caution when prescribing the stimulant

Iron, a common mineral (and, paradoxically, a common mineral deficiency in humans) is important to the brain and vital for normal brain development and human behavior. It is a key cofactor in the making of neurotransmitters, chemicals in the brain that affect neuron signaling, including serotonin, norepinephrine, and especially dopamine. Iron is also necessary for…

Neuroscientists at UMass Medical School have discovered a molecular braking mechanism for the brain chemical dopamine that may lead to more effective treatments for some forms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health disorders in which abnormal dopamine function plays a central role

Many elementary school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) don’t get services like medication and behaviour therapy that might improve their condition, according to an Australian study. The condition’s impact on the family and the child’s age are the biggest determinants of whether parents tap into available services, researchers found

At least two things about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are certain: Diagnoses are increasing, and American parents’ concerns about the condition are skyrocketing…A new addition to the voluminous literature about the disorder may offer some clarity

A look at the brain’s wiring can often reveal whether a person has trouble staying focused, and even whether he or she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD. A team led by researchers at Yale University reports that they were able to identify many children and adolescents with ADHD by studying data on…

Although the ability to sustain attention varies widely from person to person, characterizing these individual differences has been difficult. Unlike intelligence, which has traditionally been measured (though not without controversy) with pencil-and-paper IQ tests, attentional abilities are not captured by performance on a single test. In a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience, my colleagues…

Children and adolescents receiving stimulant medications suffer sleep impairment and should be monitored for sleep issues, and perhaps switched to different dosing schedules, according to a small meta-analysis published online November 23 and in the December issue of Pediatrics